MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS OF HIGH QUALITY SINGLE CRYSTAL YBa2Cu3O7-δ
2000 ◽
Vol 14
(29n31)
◽
pp. 3697-3702
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We have investigated the magnetic measurements on high quality single crystals of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ. Several magnetization hysteresis loops have been obtained for different temperature values, and as a function of the angle θ between the direction of the applied magnetic field and the c-axis of the sample. Measurements were performed at magnetic field up to 6 Tesla and various temperatures between 10 and 90 K. Magnetization hysteresis loops scale and shape are strongly dependent on the temperature values. Our results show that the magnetic properties are profoundly affected by flux lines pinning. The irreversible magnetization decreases as the applied magnetic field deviates from the c-axis (θ increases).